Storm window hanger



Jam., l, WSE .1.J. EBEL STORM WINDOW HANGER Filed Feb. 4, 1949 IN V EN TOR.

Y MoH/VJ E@ EL ffm/5MM@ H TTOH/VEYS Patented Jan. 16, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STORM WINDOW HANGER John J. Ebel, Stevens Point, Wis. Application February 4, 1949, Serial No. 74,604

This invention relates tof/window supports and the like, and particularly to hangers for storm Windows.

The main object of my invention is to provide means for conveniently suspending a' storm Window adjacent to a conventional window in accurate position thereon.

Another object is to provide storm window hangers including a pair of supporting brackets for a storm Window and a corresponding pair of pin holders upon the storm window itself having suspension pins adapted to engage with the brackets in predetermined manner to support the storm window.

A further object is to have storm window hangers of the character indicated in which the suspension pins of the pin holders are resiliently depressible for inserting the pins in corresponding apertured or slotted portions in the supporting brackets.

It is also an object to have the supporting brackets provided with inwardly and downwardly-inclined open slots for receiving the suspension pins of the storm window iixtures and also for allowing the storm window to be released simply by lifting the latter off the supporting brackets.

It is a practical object to provide the supporting brackets with upwardly-extending grooves leading Yto the lower ends of the slots therein to facilitate insertion of the pins into the slots.

In addition, it is, of course, an object to provide storm window hangers which are simple to make and apply, low in cost and effective `in use.

. Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in further detail as the specification proceeds.

In order to facilitate ready comprehension of this invention for a proper appreciation of the salient features thereof, Vthe invention is illustrated on the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a storm window illustrating one corner thereof and a corresponding corner of a window frame with a supporting bracket fixed upon the window frame and a corresponding pin holder fixed on the storm window with a pin projecting therefrom and engaging with the supporting bracket, the two parts upon the frame and the storm window forming hanger means embodying the invention in a practical form;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the hanger means of Figure 1, as seen from above in the rst gure;

2 Claims. (Cl. 16-7-172) Figure 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 in Figure 2; Figure 4 is a right side elevation of the supporting bracket of Figure 1, as seen from the right in that figure;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the pin holder of Figures 1, 2 and 3, with the suspension pin omitted therefrom.

In the views, the same reference numerals indicate the same or like parts.

Various expediente have been resorted to for attaching or suspending storm windows upon Window frames and the like outside of conventional windows, but usually it has been necessary to make various adjustments, to use nails or screws and in different ways take extra steps and precautions to make each storm window fit upon the window frame where it is to be applied. When thus applying a storm window, it is usually a troublesome and more or less laborious task, and the same applies to the removal of storm windows in the spring after they have servedv their purpose through the winter.v In some cases, such means have been used which have allowed storm windows pendently to be swung outward on temperate days to let in air and provide circulation and ventilation, and the xtures used have ordinarily been screwed in place so that they must be unscrewed when the storm windows thus equipped are to be removed.

Upon considering this problem, itl has occurred to me that a storm window should be conveniently set in place, should be pendently suspended so that the lower end can be swung out a distance from the window to which it is applied for ventilation on balrrly` days, and withv all, should be easily removed without the necessity of using hammer or screw driver or any therein terminating short of bracket plate 9 and:

adapted to receive and support a corresponding suspension pin I2 of a storm window, generally indicated at I3.

Upon the storm window is secured a pin holder I4 by means of screws I5, I5, while at the upper` end plate I4 is rolled into cylindrical form to provide a hollow cylindrical casing I6. In the cylindrical member I6 is located a compression spring I 'I retained within the casing by means of a pair of inwardly-bent retaining ngers I8, I8 at one end thereof, while the pin I2 extends from the other end with the round main body portion I9 thereof slidably movable in the casing by spring I'I toward the opposite end, at which point a downwardly-bent stop nger 2D engages against the shoulder 2| formed on pin I2 by the termination of the fully round form of the main body or shank I9, beyond which the pin is flat, as indicated at 22, to provide a clearance for stop nger 20. Suspension nger I2 is thus depressible into casing I6 and as soon as released will be projected outwardly until shoulder 2| strikes stop finger 20.

Obviously, in the same manner as the corners at the left upon both the window frame and the storm window, which are illustrated as provided With thel hanger bracket 'I and the pin holder I 4, the opposite or right corners of both window parts are similarly provided in the opposite direction with a hanger bracket and the corresponding pin holder. Thus, if the storm window I3 is raised until it is at a sufficiently high level to dispose the pins 22 above the uppe: outer ends of the slots I in both hanger brackets 7, and this storm window then carefully maneuvered, both pins may be inserted into the slots I IA and the window allowed to gravitate inwardly toward window frame 6 and pins 22 seat in the lowervends of the slots, due to their downward and inward inclination. However, such maneuvering is not always convenient, and a simpler method of insertion of the pins and thereby effecting the suspension of the storm window may be provided.

For this purpose, each supporting bracket 'I upon lthe forwardly-extending plate I il thereof is formed with a downwardly-extending and in* creasngly-deep slot substantially parallel to the forward face of window frame 6 and connecting with the Vlower end 24 of slot II in each case, the upper end of groove 23 at 25 being, relatively shallow, and at the lower end 25 being quite deep. Upon the outer sides away from storm window i3, the forwardly-projecting bracket plates or portions. lil are correspondingly formed with inclined wall portions 2l formed by the groove 23. Thus, instead of raising the storm window I3 to register pins i2 with the upper ends of slots II,`

it is but necessary to place first one pin in the lower portion of groove 23 substantially at 26, and then depress the pin thus seated in the groove until plate I I meets the forwardly-extending portion I9 of hanger bracket 'I when the correspondingly-opposite pin 22 on the other opposite corner of the storm window will seat in the Correspondingly-opposite groove 23. When both pins are thus seated in the deepest portions of the grooves 23, it is but necessary to push the storm window directly upv/ard, when the pins willsuddenly be released as soon as the lower ends 24 of slots I I will be reached when the storm window will at once be supported and suspended from the pins engaging in the lower ends 2i! of slots I I. The storm window thus suspended may readily be adjusted outwardly to any distance from the window at the lower end thereof to provide ventilation 4when required, and may also be readilyremoved from brackets? by simply liftingxthe window directly upward when the'pins 22 will simply'slide outwardly freel from slots II dueto the open upper ends thereof. If desired the grooves 23 may be omitted and the pins 22 will then be introduced from the tops of the slots II.

As shown and described, the hanger xtures for the storm window are simple to make and use, light in construction and elective to support the window.

Manifestly, variations may be resorted to and parts and features may be modied or used Without others within the scope of the appended claims.

- Having now fully described my invention, I claim:

1. A hanger for storm windows and the like, comprising a mounting bracket adapted t0 be secured .to the window frame adjacent to a corner of the storm window, said mounting bracket including a substantially vertical flange provided in its top with a downwardly and rearwardly inclined slot being disposed near the vertical center of the flange, the flange being provided in its side adjacent to the storm window withva vertically extending groove having a side which is inclined so that the groove is deeper adjacent to the bottom of the flange than near the top thereof, the groove leading from the bottom of the slot toward and through the bottom edge of the vertical ilange, and a spring pressed element adapted to be carried by the storm window adja cent to a corner thereof and adapted to engage within the groove of the flange and to slide upwardly therein while retracting, the elementv entering the slot at the top of the groove and serving to suspend the storm window from the slot.

2. A hanger for a storm window, comprising, an L-shaped mounting bracket adapted to be mounted upon the window frame adjacent to corner of the storm window and including a vertically disposed flange arranged adjacent to one vertical edge of the storm window, the vertical ange being provided in its top with an inclined slot, said slot having its bottom arranged near and above the vertical center of the flange, the iiange being provided below the bottom of the slot and in Vertical alignment with the bottom of the slot with a substantially vertically extending groove, the groove extending from the bottom of the slot to the bottom edge of the vertical flange, the groove increasing gradually in depth from the bottom of the slot to the bottom edge of the flange to form an inclined surface leading into the bottom of the slot, a pin carrier adapted to be secured to the corner of the storm window adjacent to the mounting bracket, a transversely shiftable pin mounted upon the pin carrier,y and a spring mounted upon the pin carrier and engaging the pin to urge it transversely outwardly beyond the adjacent vertical edge of the storm window, the pin moving upwardly within the groove and being retracted by the inclined surface so that it may snap into the bottom o1 the slot in the vertical flange.

' JOHN J. EBEL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS y Number .A Name Date 797,185 Diehl Aug. 15,1905A 800,616 Matchett Sept. 26, `1905 1,564,668 Hageman Dec. 8,1925'v 1,622,927 Serpa Mar. 29, 1927" 

